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15 years seems more likely as a turn over number, I am sure by then they have very little value on the books and can no longer receive any tax credits ?

So some questions What was/ the average service life of a bus I am sure the modern bus has a longer service life Is there a cap on miles traveled how is the decision made on its time to retire a bus, of course not taking in to account of wrecks and fires or acts of God. How much maintenance...

My memories start with the open rear platform and swing round the bar waiting for the bus to stop trying not to get a clip round the ear from the clippy. Waiting at the bus stop and looking up at the top deck to see if a front seat was open or you and your mates looking to take over the back...

You bus guys please forgive me l have so many questions I stayed up last night reading this whole thread made it to page 80 had to throw in the towel at 2.30. I love the look of those Tigers never have been on one and I am sure the ride maybe no where near today's standard but for me that's...

A little tidbit from my pop, the buttons on the tunic would tell what battalion you were for the 2nd the buttons were in pairs and a presume for the 1st they were single.

This bus looks right at home, what a thrill riding along the sea front I must admit I am in love with this bus, it presents it self so we'll, excellent work in the restoration,. can't wait to see it in person with all the others at wythall.

Do I really sound like that ?, a couple of real Brumie's talking there How sad to see

You can import beer and can duplicate fish batter and fry a spud What can not not import or duplicate in the warmth of having your work mates or people you have known for years and all the characters found in your local You can be sure people who lived in the back to backs and the courts...

One more for the grey calls, "Master Mind" there's some guys posting on the bus thread that could sail through that show with ease .

What ever happened to going for a song ?, Am I remembering it right where a panel of people would talk about a small thing and only one would be telling the truth

What was stolen some scenery

It comes as no surprise there was a shortage of brush painters for coach work it really is a true skill, I have seen done on a horse drawn carriage. I have no idea what it would take to paint a bus both in skill level and time when these true "coach" painters were finished you could not tell it...

That seems so late for them to still hand paint, I believe what you said but I now have to wonder why they still were hand painting in the mid 70s. We need someone to help with the history

I wonder were those a temporary cab that was installed the single cab most certainly looks like it The same trade plate in both pics and the same puddle in the pics taken from the same place promo pics ?.

I have seen all these old bars and bar backs for sale here in America for years, it became a thing to have a real English bar, but I never gave it much thought where all these bars came from and the loss of some of my heritage One of the faults of living in a country less than 300 years old.

Please can a member contact me, I have questions related to restoration of a bus/buses. I have always had a love of buses those early ones sitting down stairs looking out the front window. Then the later bus when you had to go upstairs to sit up front to look out the window. I see buses for...

My answer here is not based on true knowledge of how early buses were painted, but Tekaloid paint is known as coach paint, Now when I say coach it also means coach work (body work) many vehicles were hand painted in the early years so I would assume the buses were hand painted, Back when I...

This project seems to have been at least 20 years to soon, computing power was still in the dark ages, and all the tech that goes with that today Having made that statement I had no knowledge of a guided bus system ever being tried untill this thread

I had forgotten about that saying, do they still allow standing on a bus ?, or has the comedy duo elf and safety put the kibosch on that

My pop also delivered cars to the docks, he worked at Austin's he would leave work walk over the road at Longbridge to a Company called James Car Delivery,. get a car and drive to the docks then hitch a lift back to Brum,. then go to work the same day, he delivered a lot of Healey 3000's going...